Quilting and Stuff by Knitnoid

Need to find my Groove Again

July 12, 2011 5:15 pm ⋅

After finishing all of the quilts last month, my husband, niece, nephew and I went on a road trip and delivered quilts.  I can’t believe it, but of the 7 quilts we were delivering, I managed to only get pictures of 3.


Now that I’m home, I need to find my groove again.

I’ve not sat at my sewing machine since before the trip. But this does not surprise me.  It seems to me that after a big finishes (I’d say this counts) I tend to stay away from the sewing room.  Admittedly this go round after the finish there was a 12 day 4000 mile road trip, but I think I’ve just about recovered from it.

But there is the disaster that is my sewing room.    No, I’m not showing pictures at this time.  It’s just too bad.

The good thing is I want to get back in my sewing room.  I want/need to finish my sister’s quilt, I want to work on my niece’s bag (bought the grommets last night) and I found THIS.

Yes, I’ve been wandering around various blogs and I found Quilt2sr5.  Sunday she posted about her finish of Mountain Top.  I love the quilt.  I want one.  Yes, I’ve ordered the pattern. Now to figure out when I’m going to work on it.  There are a few things on my list that I need to work on first.

  • Design and write pattern for mystery retreat quilt by 8/1
  • Finish Crossword Puzzle/wedding quilt  – 9/19
  • Finish quilting DWR by 11/29
  • QIAD Christmas Row Quilt — to the top stage by 12/17
  • Mom’s 4-Patch Stacked Posies – to the top stage by 12/17
  • Purse for Kalli – by 12/24
  • Quilt for Frog – by 12/24

Oh — and I want to keep up with Judy’s UFO challenge.

Ok — clearly I’m simply crazy.  Cart me off now.

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Stash Report

July 10, 2011 7:03 am ⋅

After my 3 month quilting marathon I figured I wouldn’t go anywhere near my sewing machine for a while. I was right, but not for the reasons I thought.  I’m still digging the room out.  I’ve found the top of the ironing board and nearly have the extra table and cutting board cleared off, but it’s still impossible to walk through here.

Bottom line, no fabric in or out.

Fabric Added Last Week: 0 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 90.019 yards

Fabric Used Last Week: 0 yards
Fabric Used to Date: 113.825 yards

Net Used for 2011: 23.806 yards

Looks like Judy didn’t get in her sewing room either.  I guess we’ll all have to check out the links to see who did get some sewing done.

Posted in: Stash Busting Report

What’s On My Design Wall

July 4, 2011 9:03 am ⋅

Since we just got back from a 12 day road trip through Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, I have nothing on my design wall.  So, Here’s the fabric I’m going to use to make my niece a bag.  The green fabric is for a quilt for my nephew’s stuffed frog.

Follow the links over at Judy’s to see what others are working on.

Posted in: designwall

Stash Report

July 3, 2011 7:44 am ⋅

No fabric used in the past two weeks and only 1 quilt shop visited on our 12 day road trip.  I saw a couple, but either there wasn’t enough time to stop or it was after hours.   Since I had my niece and nephew with me the fabric I did buy is for them.

I’ll be making my niece  the Bellance bag.  She picked out a new Robert Kaufman black and white print for the bag, a bright pink for the accent and another Kaufman black and white for the handles.  I didn’t want to have to think, so I got a yard of each.

My nephew, not wanting to be left out, picked a FQ for me to use to make a quilt for his frog. That’s a Build-a-Bear frog, not a live frog.  It’s a Christmas print with peppermints on it.

When I checked out my niece  said “Wow! That’s more money than the purse Momma and Daddy wouldn’t buy me.”  I told her it would cost more before it was done, but it would be made with love, last and be washable.  I also told her she might not getit until Christmas.  Good kid that she is said that was OK.

So, here’s the report.

Fabric Added Last 2 Weeks: 3.25 yards
Fabric Used Last 2 Weeks: 0 yards

My totals look weird and I don’t have access to my spreadsheets, so I’ll  update the  year-to-date totals next week.

Meanwhile, checkout the links over at Patchwork Times to see how others are doing.

 

Found the issue with my totals.  I didn’t update the year-to-date total on the 17th.    The corrected year to date totals are:

Fabric added to date:  90.019
Fabric used to date: 113.825
Net fabric used: 23.806

Posted in: Stash Busting Report

UFO Challenge Results

July 2, 2011 7:39 am ⋅

I can’t even remember what number Judy pulled for June. It didn’t matter because I was still working on my crazy challenge.  These four quilts were finished in June.  They were on my To Be Quilted” tab January 1st, so I’m substituting them for the June #.

For July the # is 2.  On my list this month is finishing the quilt top True Friends and/or quilting Fireworks Over John Deere.  Of course before I do either of these I’ve got to excavate my sewing room and finish up the crossword puzzle quilt.  These two things may take me all month!

See how others are doing on their challenge by following the links over at Judy’s.

Posted in: Uncategorized

Victoria’s Rose

June 23, 2011 9:03 am ⋅

Over the next week or so I’m going to write a bit about each of the quilts I’ve finished.  First up is Victoria’s Rose.

This quilt was started in 2007.  My notes say I finished the top August 1st 2007.  Most of the fabric I purchased at one of the bigger quilt shows here in Kansas City.   I think I purchased two 5 yard bundles.  There was a stripe fabric and a small bright blue calico.  Those fabrics are  still in my stash.

I remember buying the background fabric on a combination shop hop to St Louis and visit to my great-nephew when he was about 6 weeks old.  Additionally I ordered more of the larger print on line for the border.

The pattern is Victoria’s Rose.

I quilted the center on the long arm at Rocking Chair Quilts, then did the borders on my machine here at  home. I just don’t have the control yet to make smooth flowing lines I needed for the borders.

I finished the quilt on June 12th.

Posted in: Victoria's Rose

What’s On My Design Wall

June 20, 2011 12:15 am ⋅

There’s nothing on my design wall/floor/table today. I’ve finished* all of my challenge quilts.

Click on the picture to enlarge it enough to see. You should be able to click on it a second time to make it even larger.

Left to Right

BQ2
Victoria’s Rose
The Chain Event
Ribbon Candy
Kansas Spirit
Neutral Strip Twist
Summertime (Turning Twenty Again)
Dragonflies

Not pictured Miniature Ohio Star and Crossword Puzzle *

* Needs to be fixed, quilted, bound and labeled — but the top was done by the wedding, which was the original goal when I started it in October.

Judy has link’s to other design walls on her blog – Patchwork Times.

Posted in: Challenges, designwall

Stash Report

June 18, 2011 11:13 pm ⋅

Just fabric used for binding the last quilt and I forgot to count the fabric for my labels last week.  No new fabric in.

Fabric Added Last Week: 0 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 86.769 yards

Fabric Used Last Week: .639 yards
Fabric Used to Date: 113.825 yards

Net Used for 2011: 7.056 27.056 yards

Checkout the links over at Patchwork Times to see how others are doing.

Posted in: Stash Busting Report

What’s On My Design Wall

June 12, 2011 10:57 pm ⋅

Today I’m quilting Kansas Spirit.  It’s the last of the quilts which need to be quilted by the end of the month.

If you missed it, here’s the latest status:

  1. Dragonflies – Done!
  2. Miniature Ohio Star – Done!
  3. Crossword Puzzle* – need to fix (missing letter & fullness), quilt, bind and label
  4. Summertime – Done!
  5. Neutral Strip Twist – Done!
  6. The Chain Event – Done!
  7. Victoria’s Rose – Done!
  8. BQ2 Peacocks – Done!
  9. Kansas Spirit – need to quilt, bind and label
  10. Ribbon Candy – Done!

* Crossword Puzzle will be quilted in July.

I’ll post pictures over the next couple of weeks.  In the meantime check out other design walls by following the links over at Patchwork Times.

Posted in: Challenges, designwall

Then There Was One

June 12, 2011 4:40 pm ⋅

  1. Dragonflies – completed back in early April
  2. Miniature Ohio Star – completed late April
  3. Crossword Puzzle – need to fix (missing letter & fullness), quilt, bind and label
  4. Summertime – completed in May
  5. Neutral Strip Twist – need to bind and label
  6. The Chain Event – need to bind and label
  7. Victoria’s Rose – need to quilt the border, bind and label
  8. BQ2 Peacocks – need to label
  9. Kansas Spirit – need to quilt, bind and label
  10. Ribbon Candy – need to bind and label

* Crossword Puzzle will be quilted in July.

The quilts I just finished still need to be washed and have their “portrait” taken.  I’ll do that over the next few days.  I still have one more quilt to quilt, bind and label by Sunday.  In the meantime I’m off to the grocery store.  The pantry is getting bare.

Posted in: Challenges